I met the BIGGEST idiot today... (Regarding Evolution, not the car)

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Old Mar 9, 2011 | 10:49 AM
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The myth of creationism isn't just shared by bible thumping white folks... or whitish folks ... it's pretty huge in the muslim community as well.

Have you watched the movie "Religulous"?
Old Mar 9, 2011 | 12:17 PM
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It doesn't have to be religion for me, I hate when a random person talks to me about anything.
Haha totally, I hate that crap - worst is when you are taking a **** and someone wants to chat. WTF.

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Whoa, whoa, whoa, hold up. Adam and Eve were black? Eden was in Africa?
Ohhhhh damn, **** just got real!!!!!!
Old Mar 9, 2011 | 12:30 PM
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im still pissed we picked elian gonzalez

biggest draft bust in racial HISTORY!
Wu-Tang Clan ain't nothin' to fork with!
Old Mar 9, 2011 | 01:17 PM
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Originally Posted by soggynoodles
You don't need to hate dude.
Everyone has a belief. It's what makes people interesting.
It's also a nice freedom.
Would you want everyone to believe in what you believe?


Originally Posted by soggynoodles
I'm not sure how to answer that one lol but here goes..

If someone walked up to me and said that to me why would i punch them?
For all I know it could be some unstable person that has a shank, gun, on pcp or Fourlocos ready to **** some **** up.

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so you would punch them but not hate them?
theres a dif between freedom to believe and the unfortunate stupidity of this guy and people like him.
Old Mar 10, 2011 | 07:15 PM
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Originally Posted by pr0jectmayhem
so you would punch them but not hate them?
theres a dif between freedom to believe and the unfortunate stupidity of this guy and people like him.
I'm not sure where i said i'd punch someone. But no i don't punch people.
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Old Mar 12, 2011 | 05:33 PM
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dudes understanding sounds inconsistent with what the Holy Bible teaches... :/

It's not extraordinary for people to commit fallacy with God's word. If you want to know what God says, read the Holy Bible. If you want to know what someone who is not disciplined in theology thinks, don't be surprised if it doesn't match God's word

Molecules to man evolution teaches that there are multiple races, some of which being more advanced/evolved than others, which was taught in the mid 20th century all across the US. Check out information about Ota Benga.

The Bible teaches that there is one race, the human race... created in God's image as the crowning act of creation.
Old Mar 12, 2011 | 07:30 PM
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Originally Posted by medicSTi
dudes understanding sounds inconsistent with what the Holy Bible teaches... :/

It's not extraordinary for people to commit fallacy with God's word. If you want to know what God says, read the Holy Bible. If you want to know what someone who is not disciplined in theology thinks, don't be surprised if it doesn't match God's word

Molecules to man evolution teaches that there are multiple races, some of which being more advanced/evolved than others, which was taught in the mid 20th century all across the US. Check out information about Ota Benga.

The Bible teaches that there is one race, the human race... created in God's image as the crowning act of creation.
Race does not exist in science... It's a cultural construct. Also, more evolved does not mean more advance or better, it just means different sometimes it works out sometimes it doesn't.
Old Mar 12, 2011 | 07:45 PM
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Originally Posted by OneManArmy
Reminds me of my favorite phrase.... "reverse racism"

Because only white people can be "racist"... right.
Ever give a presentation on why affirmative action is racism (went into the myth of "reverse" racism too) to a room full of black students in an "african americans in history" class? I don't think too many of them agreed with what I was saying
Old Mar 12, 2011 | 07:55 PM
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Originally Posted by ruehl
Race does not exist in science... It's a cultural construct. Also, more evolved does not mean more advance or better, it just means different sometimes it works out sometimes it doesn't.
I agree with most of what you've said here, except for "more evolved does not mean more advance or better." In a global sense you are correct, but isn't that what evolution is? The selecting of the mutations that are more suitable of the current environment and lifestyle?


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Take a lot of "stupid", and mix in more "ignorant" than even makes sense and voila - suddenly fossils don't exist.
They exist, but they were put there by god to test us!

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Old Mar 12, 2011 | 09:12 PM
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Originally Posted by VRT MBasile
I agree with most of what you've said here, except for "more evolved does not mean more advance or better." In a global sense you are correct, but isn't that what evolution is? The selecting of the mutations that are more suitable of the current environment and lifestyle?

I was trying to say that when something evolves it does not always get more advance in the ways we associate with, an example is with our appendix. Since the use of an appendix is more "advance" yet we, as Homo sapiens, do not use it. Also, evolution can/does cause living things to be worse overall, in the grand scoop of things. Since some traits will help in the long run but do not have a direct tie into current reproductive success but can in the future so they are not kept or dispersed throughout a population.

Overall, evolution does not have a path towards more advance lifeforms. Its only path is towards what causes a higher rate of reproductive success at a given point in time. Eventually decides rather or not the evolution was good or bad typically the more "advance" a living thing is the worse it is in the long run since it becomes too specialized.
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